Laughter Therapy and Mindfulness Practices
- Conditions
- Nurse's Role
- Registration Number
- NCT05634343
- Lead Sponsor
- Nagihan Koroglu Kaba
- Brief Summary
Nurses working by shifts under intense stress and pressure and using complicated technological products- undergo fatigue and attention deficit with the effect of the many negative factors caused by work setting. This threatens patient and staff safety as well as leads to communicational problems, work absenteeism, lowered motivation, inability to control stress and poor work performance and productivity among nurses as well. In this sense; laughter therapy and mindfulness practices may help nurses cope with these problems because some experimental studies proved that both methods showed many benefits in different samples. However; no studies in which these two methods were compared among nurses were encountered. Therefore; the study -being in experimental design and randomized controlled trial- will be undertaken with a total of 111 nurses employed at a university hospital -37 nurses allocated to the experimental 1 group, 37 nurses to the experimental 2 group and 37 nurses to the control group-. First; Computer-Based Sustained Attention Test, the Stroop Test Çapa Version, The Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ) and Individual Work Performance Questionnaire will be administered to the nurses of the experimental and control groups as a pre-test. Then; nurses of the experimental 1 group will join sessions of laughter therapy (30-45 minutes twice a week for 8 weeks) and nurses of the experimental 2 group will join sessions of mindfulness practices (45-60 minutes twice a week for 8 weeks) for two months. One month later when the sessions are started, a mid test will be administered and soon after the sessions are completed a post test will be administered to the nurses via Computer-Based Sustained Attention Test, the Stroop Test Çapa Version, The Chalder Fatigue Scale (CFQ) and Individual Work Performance Questionnaire. One month later after the post test; a follow-up will be performed using the same tools. As a result; the effects of both applications on fatigue, attention and performance will be investigated.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 117
- at least 6 months experience
- volunteering
- alternative work schedule
- Not being a nurse,
- Pregnancy
- Diagnosis of colour blindness, cardiovascular, psychological diseases
- Meditating before
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Computer-Based Sustainable Attention Test First day Developed in 2006, the test measures sustained attention at three levels: easy, medium and difficult. A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 are taken from each level. An increase in the test score indicates an increase in the level of sustained attention.
Individual Job Performance Scale First day The scale developed by Koopmans et al. in 2013 measures employee performance in three dimensions (task, contextual, counterproductive behaviour). The scale has 14 items and is a five-point Likert scale.
Stroop Test Çapa Form First day The Stroop form developed by Weintraub in 2000 was adapted to Turkish by Emek Savaş et al. The test is used to determine the selective attention and reaction time of individuals. In the test, there are two stimulus cards and a total of 60 items placed on each card in the order of 6 x 10. The first card contains small rectangles of red, green and blue, while the second card has color names written in mismatched ink colors. The Stroop test is one of the most frequently used tests in neuropsychological evaluation. The fact that it can be applied to people of all age groups in a short time increases the preferability of the test.
Personal Information Form First day This form developed by the researcher consists of six questions about the characteristics of nurses.
Chalder Fatigue Scale First day The scale was developed in 1993 to measure the severity of fatigue. The scale has two sub-dimensions (physical and mental) and consists of 11 items. The total fatigue score is obtained by summing the scores of all items. Higher scores indicate greater severity of fatigue.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Individual Job Performance Scale At the end of the 3st month The scale developed by Koopmans et al. in 2013 measures employee performance in three dimensions (task, contextual, counterproductive behaviour). The scale has 14 items and is a five-point Likert scale.
Stroop Test Çapa Form At the end of the 3st month The Stroop form developed by Weintraub in 2000 was adapted to Turkish by Emek Savaş et al. The test is used to determine the selective attention and reaction time of individuals. In the test, there are two stimulus cards and a total of 60 items placed on each card in the order of 6 x 10. The first card contains small rectangles of red, green and blue, while the second card has color names written in mismatched ink colors. The Stroop test is one of the most frequently used tests in neuropsychological evaluation. The fact that it can be applied to people of all age groups in a short time increases the preferability of the test.
Chalder Fatigue Scale At the end of the 3st month The scale was developed in 1993 to measure the severity of fatigue. The scale has two sub-dimensions (physical and mental) and consists of 11 items. The total fatigue score is obtained by summing the scores of all items. Higher scores indicate greater severity of fatigue.
Computer-Based Sustainable Attention Test At the end of the 3st month Developed in 2006, the test measures sustained attention at three levels: easy, medium and difficult. A minimum of 0 and a maximum of 10 are taken from each level. An increase in the test score indicates an increase in the level of sustained attention.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Bayburt University
🇹🇷Bayburt, Turkey
Bayburt University🇹🇷Bayburt, Turkey